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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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