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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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