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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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