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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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