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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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