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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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