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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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