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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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