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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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