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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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