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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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