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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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