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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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