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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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