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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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