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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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