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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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