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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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