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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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