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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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