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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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