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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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