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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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