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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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