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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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