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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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