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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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