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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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