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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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