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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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