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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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