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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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