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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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