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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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