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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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