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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly 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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