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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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