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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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