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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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