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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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