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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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