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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education