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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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