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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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