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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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