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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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