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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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