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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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