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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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