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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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