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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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