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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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