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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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