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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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