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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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