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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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