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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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