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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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