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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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