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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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