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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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