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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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