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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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