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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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