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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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