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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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