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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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