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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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