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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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