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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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