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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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