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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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