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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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