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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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