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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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