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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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