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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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