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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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