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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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