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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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