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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive 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 student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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