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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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