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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources