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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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