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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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