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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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