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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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