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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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