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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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