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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive 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 sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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