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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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