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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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