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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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