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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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