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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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