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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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