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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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