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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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