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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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