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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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