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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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