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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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