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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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