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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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