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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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