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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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