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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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