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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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