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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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