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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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