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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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