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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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