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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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