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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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