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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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