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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important 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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