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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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