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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key 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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