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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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