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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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