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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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