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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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