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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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