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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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