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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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