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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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