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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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