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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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