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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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