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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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