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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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