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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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