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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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