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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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