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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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