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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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