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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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