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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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