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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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