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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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