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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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