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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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