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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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