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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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