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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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