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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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