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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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