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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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