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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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