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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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