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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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