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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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