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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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