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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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