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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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