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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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