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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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