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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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