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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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