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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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