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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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