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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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