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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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