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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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