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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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