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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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