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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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