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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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