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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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