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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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