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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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