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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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