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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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