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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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