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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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