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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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