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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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