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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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