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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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