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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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