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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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