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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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