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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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