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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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