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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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