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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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