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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about 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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