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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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