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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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