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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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