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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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