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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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