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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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