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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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