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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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