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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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