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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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