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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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