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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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