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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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