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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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