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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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