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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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