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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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