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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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