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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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