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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured 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 massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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