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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the 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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