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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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