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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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