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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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