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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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