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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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