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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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