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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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