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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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