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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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