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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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