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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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