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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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