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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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