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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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