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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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