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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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