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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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