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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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