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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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