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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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