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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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