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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major 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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