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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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