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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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