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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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