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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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