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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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