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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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