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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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