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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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