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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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