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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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