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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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