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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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