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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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