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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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