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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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