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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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