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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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