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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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