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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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