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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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