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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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