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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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