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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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