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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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