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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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