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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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