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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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