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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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