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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive 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 attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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