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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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