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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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