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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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