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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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