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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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