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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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