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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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