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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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