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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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