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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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