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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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