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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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