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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major 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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