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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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