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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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