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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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