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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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