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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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