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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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