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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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