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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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