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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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