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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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