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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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