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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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