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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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