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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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