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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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