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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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