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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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