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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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