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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative 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 reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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