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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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