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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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