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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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