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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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