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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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