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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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