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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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