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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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