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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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