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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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