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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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