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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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