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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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