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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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