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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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