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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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