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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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