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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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