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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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