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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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