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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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