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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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