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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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