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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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