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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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