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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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