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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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