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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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