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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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