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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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