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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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