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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers 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 massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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