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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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