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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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