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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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