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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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