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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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