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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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