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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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