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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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