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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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