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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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