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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate 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 MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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