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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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