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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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