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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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