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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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