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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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