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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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