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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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