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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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