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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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