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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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