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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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