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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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