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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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