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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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