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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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