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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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