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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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