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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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