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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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