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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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