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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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