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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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