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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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