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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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