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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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