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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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