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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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