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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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