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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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