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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key 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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