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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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