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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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