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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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