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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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