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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators 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 MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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