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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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