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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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