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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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