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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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