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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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