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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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