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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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