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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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