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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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