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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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