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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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