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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes 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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