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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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