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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the 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 gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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