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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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