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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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