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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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