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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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