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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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