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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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