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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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