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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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