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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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