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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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