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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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