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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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