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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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