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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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