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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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