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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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