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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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