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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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