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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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