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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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