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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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