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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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