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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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