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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key 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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