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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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