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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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