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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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