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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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