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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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