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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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