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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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