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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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