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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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