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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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