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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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