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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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