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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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