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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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