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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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