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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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