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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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