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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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