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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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