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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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