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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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