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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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