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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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