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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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