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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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