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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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