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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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