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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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