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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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