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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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