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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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