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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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