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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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