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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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