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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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