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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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