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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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