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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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