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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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