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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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