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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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