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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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