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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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