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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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