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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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