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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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