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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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