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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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