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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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