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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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