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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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