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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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