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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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