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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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