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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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