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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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