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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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