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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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