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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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