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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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