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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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