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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources