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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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