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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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