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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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