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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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