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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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