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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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