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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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