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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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