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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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