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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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