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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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