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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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