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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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