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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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