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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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