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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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