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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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