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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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