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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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