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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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