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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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