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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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