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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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