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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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