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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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