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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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