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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important 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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