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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies 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 in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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