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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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