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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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