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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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