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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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