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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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