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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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