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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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