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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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