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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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