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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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