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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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