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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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