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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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