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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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