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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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